Overview

WHEN COMPLICATED, HIGH-STAKES LITIGATION THREATENS THEIR BUSINESS GOALS, COMPANIES AND THEIR BOARDS RELY ON MICHELLE FOR STRATEGIC AND EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS.

As Co-Chair of the Minneapolis Trial Group, Michelle focuses on securities litigation and complex health care related litigation. She leads teams to resolve shareholder class actions, derivative litigation, government enforcement actions and other complex business litigation confronting companies like UnitedHealth Group, Medtronic and St. Jude Medical.

While her main focus industry is health care, Michelle has experience handling complex contract matters, business torts and covenant not-to-compete disputes for companies in the energy, food and agribusiness, and retail sectors, among others.

Michelle is active in pro bono efforts, devoting time and expertise to the Children's Law Center of Minnesota and helped found an expungement clinic in partnership with Dorsey client Xcel Energy.

Minneapolis

Education & Admissions

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2001), cum laude

University of Wisconsin (B.A., Political Science, Economics, 1998), with distinction

In re UnitedHealth Group Incorporated PSLRA Litigation and Derivative Litigation: Counsel for defendants in federal class action and derivative cases alleging claims based on backdating of stock options.

State of Minnesota v. Medica Health Plans: Represented health insurer and its Board of Directors in regulatory litigation involving issues of board governance brought by the Minnesota Attorney General. The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s decision granting the State affirmative relief, paving the way for a trial which resulted in dismissal of all claims.